Fire in the River Bed 6.15.2020
A fire broke out in the river bed around the 3600 block of North River road around 6 last night. At 8:11, fire crews reported they had completely contained the fire. The cause is under investigation.
Flag Day 6.15.2020
Flag Day yesterday. Did you put a flag out? Flags lined the Veterans Memorial bridge in Paso Robles, which is also known as the Niblick bridge. Flags of each of the armed services joined American flags on the bridge yesterday. Flags also lined El Camino Real in Atascadero. At republican headquarters yesterday, they registered voters…
North County Weather 6.12.2020
Sunny with highs near 80. NW winds 15-25 mile per hour. Overnight, clear with lows near 50. NW 15 – 25 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 80. NNW winds 15-25 miles per hour with occasional gusts to 40 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies with warming temperatures Sunday. Highs in…
Other Stories This Friday 6.12.2020
Bars and wineries may reopen this weekend in San Luis Obispo county. Gyms may open soon as well. Two more events canceled. The Coachella and Stagecoach Music Festivals are canceled this year. The good news…. Yosemite national park is open again. There are some changes, but the park is open again. For more information, go…
Covid 19 SLO Update 6.12.2020
San Luis Obispo county confirms 11 cases of the corona virus. That brings the total to be tested positive since March to 317 residents, out of a population of 285 thousand people. Of those 317 confirmed cases, 279 have completely recovered.
Sidebar Stories 6.12.2020
The entire active shooter event raises other questions about the people living in the Salinas river bed. Is it wise for a city to allow people to live anonymously in the river bed close to downtown? What are the health and safety risks to the entire community? Mason Lira had two pistols stolen recently in…
Opening Monologue 6.12.2020
The manhunt for the active shooter ends yesterday afternoon after an 18 hour stand-off. San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson speaking at a news conference yesterday at the county sheriff’s substation in Templeton. SHOOTER SHOT 6.12.20 The active shooter event ended in a hail of bullets yesterday afternoon near the river bed south of…
Weather 6.11.2020
Was it hot enough for you? The high temperature in Paso Robles was 100, although some areas of the north county recorded hotter temperatures. 93 in Santa Margarita 97 in Templeton 98 in Atascadero It reached 96 degrees in San Luis Obispo. And at the San Luis airport, a high of 97 set a new…
Murder in Paso Robles 6.11.2020
A fatal shooting, and an ambush of sheriff’s deputies early yesterday morning in Paso Robles. Sheriff Ian Parkinson talked about the events at a news conference yesterday afternoon at the sheriff’s department north county substation in Templeton. Sheriff Parkinson also talked about the condition of the deputy. He said the deputy is in serious but…
North County Weather 6.09.2020
Sunny with highs in the mid 90’s, NE winds 5-10 mile per hour. Overnight, clear with lows near 50. NW 10 – 15 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, high near 100. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour.